On Friday, the National Park, which extends over a large area between three major rivers, was part of the series of visits during the course of which Minister for Rural Development Sándor Fazekas, also responsible for environmental affairs, is making personal visits to Hungary's protected areas of natural value.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Hungary expresses its deep concern about the attempted rocket launch by North Korea on 13 April, which is a clear violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1874.
The Prime Minister confirmed press reports of his planned meeting with Mr. Barroso on 23 April, in connection with discussions between Hungary and the EU. He said that ‘Every day we move a little closer to our goal and things are going in the right direction, even though the pace is not what we might have hoped for.’
On 11 April, Deputy State Secretary János Hóvári participated in the opening ceremony of the Szeged Model United Nations (SZEMUN) Conference, where he delivered a lecture.
On 10 April 2012, Foreign Minister János Martonyi consulted with Massoud Barzani, the President of the Iraqi Kurdistan Region, who visited Hungary within the framework of his tour involving Bulgaria and the United States.
Bence Rétvári, Minister of State for Public Administration and Justice announced the European Commission requests information on the church legislation from the Hungarian authorities, and this information request was not initiated by the Commission but by a group of Hungarian opposition Members of Parliament.
Deputy Prime Minister Zsolt Semjén also participated in the meeting. Mr. Orbán strongly condemned extremist statements made by an opposition MP at last week’s parliamentary sitting, and made it clear that the Government of Hungary guarantees that every minority in Hungary can live in safety.
The Ernst&Young has recently published its annual report on globalization which includes the globalization index for the 60 largest economies of the world, and according to this ranking Hungary was placed the 10th.
Hungary protects its borders, ensures an adequate level of protection for its citizens and at the same time fulfils the EU requirements and protects the EU’s external borders – underlined Mr Károly Kontrát Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Interior at the border of Röszke where thermal imaging camera system and border surveillance system have been established.
The commander of the EUFOR Multinational Battalion (MNBN) ordered the execution of a tactical exercise “Waterfalls” in Bosnia-Herzegovina for the maneuver subunits, including the Hungarian company. The exercise took place between March 26 and 29.